I actually think the following would be better but I'm not quite sure, so a discussion would be great. I'm also assuming Eradication is talented, because we actually got quite no other choice.

Pre Pot

Inci @5 Sec

With Eradication: CB if GoServ is not talented; else 2nd Inci

Immo

pop on use trinkets/racials if you got any + Conflag

Dimensonal Rift x1 to get the CD rolling

Doomguard (or Infernal if Lord of Flames selected and BL/HT is used on pull)

Imp (if GoServ talented)

Conflag

If 3. was CB: CB; else continue with 11.

Dimensional Rift x2 (move to 7 if short (<15 sec) trinket buffs to profit from full trinket uptime!) Note: If moved to 7. even with Eradication 3. will be Incinerate unless you got a HUGE amount of haste

Get out as much CBs as possible while Trinkets still up.

Should be time for Immolate now

get over to normal Rotation

So as you see I think our opener is highly situational now and there are a lot of factors to be thought about.

I'm quite sure this is far from perfect but a concept I feel to be better than the "standard opener" as we want our CDs to profit as much as possible from any buffs we can get.

General thoughts:

Precasting at 5 Seconds is fine if the range is big enough

get Eradication rolling asap if enough haste to hit 2nd CB with buff up

Not sure if DG/infernal or Imp should be used first, either way none profits from Eradication. I Assume If Infernal is used it's Infernal first and if DG ist used it's Imp first

Opener will change with trinkets/racials used.

Maybe even prioritise CBs at start over DG and Imp if very short trinket/racial uptimes espepially if you got crit procs, but get them out in the first 25 Seconds of the fight. Depending on how much time your raid requires for the bosses. Experience will help with that decision

Only precast CB if you are able to hit a 2nd CB with the buff up und depending on trinkets/racials -> it's a huge load of maths, I would say in most cases with Int, Crit, Mastery or even Versatility bufftrinkrts its better not to precast CB.

I don't know why Conflag should be cast 2 times in a row with Backdraft talented, especially when not followed by any CB or Incinerate.

Now that I'm finished I'm not quite sure about some things I have written and was thinking about just not posting it. While writing this post I changed some things several times and got a lot of new ideas. So I decided posting it will maybe start a nice discussion..

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Sounds ok for a BD opener and better than the one in the guide. I normally open with CB regardless of GoSac/GoServ but I do not have any proc trinkets. However, this probably isn't better but capping is not good either and I am a creature of habit. I will try without a few times and see if I still cap.

I do not pre-cast an Incinerate as I think that potioning at 6/starting at 5 is a little too early for me/my guild. However, I would at most only get one bolt in that time which does less damage than an Incinerate so I am taking another, very minuscule, hit.

I don't dump all Rifts unless it is BL/Hero and then I will I will try to hold off a bit (again no trinkys to think about). Otherwise I keep for movement.

If I had on use trinkets I would get summons out first and then racial + trinky.

I am a pretty casual player though and not a theorycrafter so also using your disclaimer.